Different and unusual - in the best sense.

We're taking our time to program, cast and announce,
given that 2021 is still a little unsteady!

We promise you a wonderful festival of opera and events across various venues in the Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges, in Melbourne, and online!
 

Did you miss our 2020 online Yarra Valley Opera Festival?

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 or perhaps want to watch something again? 

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Contact us to buy a link to stream

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"imagination soars in online festival" - The Age

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"Gertrude Opera's 10-day festival has made a mockery of the limitations imposed by the coronavirus lockdown,

with lively productions highlighting the intimacy and drama that clever camerawork can create"

- Sydney Morning Herald

"pure joy online" - The Age
"exceptional...potent and streamlined" - Limelight
"delightfully conceptualised...highly evocative and engaging" - Stage Whispers

Australian Contemporary Opera Co (AUS) - Monk Parrots Production (USA)

music by David Lang

stories by Lydia Davis, and words by David Lang after Gottfried von Strassburg, Beroul, Sir Thomas Malory, Marie de France,

Beatriz Contessa de Dia, Thomas of Britain, the yom kippur liturgy and Richard Wagner

Directed by Luke Leonard 

Featuring Amelia Jones  Heather Fletcher  Belinda Paterson  Alexandra Amerides (VIC)

Josh Landis     Charlotte Simcock     Gates Leonard   (USA)

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"savagely witty...tender and poignant" - The Age
"an exceptional production...more please." Classic Melbourne
"a captivating and enchanting show" - Stage Whispers
 
An Australian Contemporary Opera Co. (Gertrude Opera) Production

"a strong and vibrant interpretation...no weak links." - The Age / Sydney Morning Herald
 
"an alluring and evocative piece...cleverly bridges personal storytelling and cultural interconnectedness." - Limelight
 
An Australian Contemporary Opera Co. (Gertrude Opera) Production

music by Ross James Carey   words by Merrill Findlay
 Directed by Linda Thompson  
Music Direction by Patrick Burns
Cinematography by Anna Cadden (TAS) Ehran Edwards (NSW) Tiana Koutsis (VIC)
Edited by Greta Nash 
Featuring
Emily Burke as Kate
Andrew Moran as 'Bricky' Foster
Michael Lapiña as Quong Lee
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with Thibaud Pavlovic-Hobba (violin) Zoe Knighton (cello) Brendan Toohey (clarinet)  Patrick Burns (accordion*)  
*virtual